Apparatus for cutting and molding butter.



No. 633,693. vPatented out. l, mol. u. LAnv. APPARATUS FOR CUTTING ANDHOLDING BUTTER.

(Application led Bay 8, 1901.)

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet I.

IN VEN TOR I /m 0% n BY l 1 v TN: norms miniem. Hama-Luna. wuwqfou. n,c.

Patented Oct. I, l90l.

M. LAn-v. APPARATUS F03 CUTTING AND HOLDING BUTTER.

(Application filed May 8, 1901.)

2 Sheets-Sheet 2,

(No Model.)

TOR

BY f

NTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MORRIS LARY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

APPARATUS FOR CUTTIN G AND IVIOLDING BUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 683,693, dated October1, 1901.

Application led May 8, 1901 T0 all whom it may concern: Y

Be it known that l, MORRIS LARY, of New York, in the county of New York,in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements inApparatus for Cutting'and Molding Butter, of which the following, takenin connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, andexact description.

My invention relates to improvements in apparatus for cutting andmolding butter.

The object of this invention is to produce a simple and practical devicefor cutting a body of butter into a plurality of uniform molds ofsubstantially equal size and weight and to separate said molds one fromthe other, so that they may be readily handled and inclosed in asuitable envelop or package, if desired, without subsequently weighingthe same.

To this end the invention consists in the construction, combination, andarrangement of the parts of a butter cutting and forming machine, ashereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of myinvention, the butterreceptacle being shown in its normal closedposition by full lines and as drawn partially outward in dotted lines.Figs. 2 and 3 are sectional views taken, respectively, on lines 2 2 and3 3, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an inverted isometric view of the movable framefor cutting and forming the butter-molds. Fig. 5 is an isometric view ofone of the detached plungers movable in one of the pockets ot the frameseen in Fig. 4.

Similar reference characters indicate correspending parts in all theviews.

As seen in the drawings, my invention consists of a supporting-frame 1,abutter-rece'ptacle 2,1emovably supported on the frame, a movablebutter-cutting frame 3, a series of followers 4, means for operating themovable frame 3, and additional means for operating the plungersindependently of said movable frame.

The frame l may be of any desired form, size, or construction, butpreferably consists of a rectangular body having a base,upwardly-extending side and end walls 6 and 7, and separated uprightstandards 8 and 9, extending upwardly from the side walls 6. ThisSeriallo. 59,288. (No model.)

supporting-frame is adapted to rest upon a suitable table or othersupport, and the side walls 6 and rear wall 7 form asuitable frame openat one end for receiving the tray orbutterreceptacle 2, said side wallsbeing rabbeted at 9 for receiving lateral projecting flanges 10, formedupon the base of the receptacle 2. This frame 1 is preferably open atthe end opposite said end wall 7 in order that the tray or receptacle 2may be readily moved into and out of operative position.

The upright standards 8 and 9 are secured at their lower ends to theside walls 6 and are provided with lengthwise slots 11,in which themovable frame 3 is guided, the slot in the upright standard S beingarranged also to receive the operating-levers, presently described, forthe frame 3 and plungers 4.

The tray or butter-receptacle 2 is preferably rectangular in form, ismovable between the side walls 6 of the frame 1, and preferably consistsof bottom, side, and end walls 12, 13, and 14, being open at its upperend for receiving the movable frame or butter-cut-v ting member 3. Thisreceptacle 2 is arranged to receive a quantity of butter, which ispreviously packed therein and substantially fills the receptacle, beingrolled or otherwise pressed into a compact form and containing anypredetermined weight or quantity of butter.

The trame 3 is supported in alinement with the openings in the frame 6and receptacle 2, being reciprocally movable into and out of thebutter-receptacle, and is formed of substantially the same size as theopening in said receptacle. This movable frame 3 is also rectangular inform, or rather of substantially the same form as the opening in thereceptacle 2, and consists ot' a top wall 15, side and end walls 16 and17, and lengthwise and transverse partitions 18 and 19, the lengthwisepartitions 1S being arranged substantially parallel with the side walls16 and the tranrverse partitions 19 being substantially parallel withthe end walls 17, the partitions 18 and 19 being so arranged as todivide the chamber between the side and end walls into a series ofpockets or compartments 2O of substantially equal size and form. Thiserably extending laterally from upper wall movable frame is providedwith lugs 21, pref-y IOO 15 into the slots ll of the standards S and 9,and serve to guide said movable frame in its reciprocal movement. Theupper Wall 1'5 is provided with a series of apertures 22, alined withthe pockets 20, for receiving the plungers 4, presently described, saidapertures being arranged substantially central relative to.

the pockets'. The side and end walls 16 and 17 and the partitions` 18and 19 are formed of substantially the same depth, their lower edgesbeing disposed in the same plane and adapted to engage the bottom wallof the receptacle 2 for the purpose of cutting entirely through the bodyof butter, and thereby separating said body into a series of smallermolds of equal size, form, and weight.

The plungers 4C are movablein the pockets 20, being provided withspindles 23, guided in the apertures 22, said spindles being formed withenlarged heads 211 for engaging the outer surface of the end wall 15 andpreventing displacement of the plungers when the frame 3 is movedupwardly and the butter-molds are discharged therefrom, it beingunderstood that the spindles 23 are of suflicient length to permit theplungers 4 to be moved the entire depth of their respective pockets.

The means for operating the movable frame 3 consists of a lever 25,having one end pivoted at 2G to the upright standard 9 and its other endmovable in the slot 11 of the upright standard 8, the intermediateportion of said lever being pivotally connected at 27 to the `posts 2S,projecting upwardlyfrom the upper wall 15|of the movable frame 3. lt isevident from the foregoing description that as `said lever 25 is rockedupon its pivot 26 the Aframe 3 is moved into and out of the receptacleVThe vplungers 4 are preferably operated simultaneously for forcing .thebutter-molds from the several pockets 20. The means for operating theseplun gers consists of a vertically-movable plate 29 and anoperatingflever 30, the plate 29 being interposed between the lever 30and the upper ends of the spindles 23 and guided upon the posts 28, saidplate beingprovided with openings 31 for receiving said posts andguiding the plate in its vertical movement. rllhis plate ispreferablyprovided at its intermediate portion with a roundingbearing-face 32, which is engaged by the lever 30, said lever beinghinged at one end at 33 to the pivoted end of the lever 25 and itslother end vbeing movable in the slot 11 beneath .the lever 25.

In the operation of my invention the tray or receptacle 2 is filled witha body of butter and placed in position beneath the movable frame 3. Thelever 25is then operated to force said movable frame downwardly, and thepartitions 18-and 19 and side and end walls 16 and 17 serve to cut thebody of butter into a series of molds, as 34. (Seen in Figs. 2 and 3.)During this operation the plungers 4t are automatically forced upwardlyby impact of the butter in the several pockets. The lever 25 isthenelevated for withdrawing the movable frame 3 from the receptacle 2,and thereby removes the butter from the receptacle 2, it beingunderstood that the molds of butter are firmly packed into the severalpockets and adhere to the walls of these pockets during the elevation ofthe frame 3. When the frame 3 is elevated, as just described, out of thepath of the receptacle 2, said receptacle is removed, and a suitabletray or paper is then placed in position upon the bottom wall 5 of theframe 1 and the lever 30 is forced downwardly, thereby moving the plate29 and simultaneously forcing the plungers down-v wardly for removingthe several molds of butter from the pockets 2O and discharging the sameupon the tray or paper previously mentioned. These molds-maythenVbeplaced in a suitable cooler or sold directly from the tray, ifdesired.

The operation of myinvention will now be readily understood u ponreferenceto the foregoing description and thel accompanying drawings,and it will be noted that the essential feature of my invention is tocut a body of butter into a series of smaller molds of uniform size andweight, thereby obviating the necessity for subsequently weighing outthe butter.

Having thus fully described myinvention, what l claim, and desire tosecure'by Letters Patent, is

1. A machine for cut-ting and molding butter comprising a butter-supportand a mold, one of the 7parts being movable-towardfand away from theother,afollo'wer :movable in themold and actuated in one directionbyimpact with the body of butter, and manuallyoperated means movableindependentlyof'the follower for forcing the follower in the/oppositedirection to remove the butter fromfthe mold.

2. The Vcombination'witha support Vfor a body of butter, a movable moldhavingan apertured wall and a series of cutters and pockets,the-.cutters su bdifvidin g thebodyand the pocketsreceivingthe'subdivisions,and folL lowers movable independently-of eachother in the pockets for removingthe lrluttertherefrom, the followershaving stems vguidedin said apertures.

3. The combination with a support Yfor a body of butter, a movable mold:having an apertured top and wall, a series of :cutters for subdividin gthe butter and for forming pook# ets receiving the subdivisions,separate fol; lowers movable in the pockets for removing the buttertherefrom vand having `stems' e211- tending through said apertures, andmeans for engaging the stems and actuating thefol lowers. p

4. The combination with a'support for a body of butter, a movable moldhaving a series of cutters subdividing the butter and forming'suitablepockets receiving the-"subdivisions, followers movable independently ofIOO ize

each other in the pockets for removing the butter therefrom, anoperating member, and independently-movable means actuated by theoperating member to simultaneously move followers for removing thebutter from the pockets.

5. The combination with a frame having a removable butter-receptacle, asecond frame movable into and out of the receptacle and provided withcutters and pockets, the cutters dividing the butter into smallersections and the pockets receiving the butter-sections, means for movingthe second frame, followers movable in the pockets independently of eachother and of the second frame, and manually-operated mechanism movableindependently of the second frame for sim ultaneously moving thefollowers to discharge the butter from the pockets.

6. An apparatus for cutting and molding butter comprising a support, amovable frame having a series of pockets each provided with a top wallhaving an aperture, independently-movable followers in the pockets andhaving stems guided in said apertures, a lever connected to the framefor raising and lowering the same independently of the followers,

a plate separate from the followers and means for forcing the plate intoengagement with the stem of the followers for the purpose described,said plate being adapted to be raised or lowered independently of thefollowers.

7 An apparatus for cutting and molding butter comprising a support, amovable frame having intersecting cutting-ribs for forming pockets, theupper end of the pockets being closed by a transverse wall fixed to themovable frame, said wall having an aperture for each of the pockets,plungers or followers movable in the pockets and provided with stemsprojecting through the apertures, said plungers being movableindependently of each other, means movable independently of the plu ngers and adapted to operate said plungers to discharge the butter fromthe pockets, and an additional means to raise and lower the frame.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this29th day of March,1901.

MORRIS LARY.

Witnesses:

MILDRED M. Norr, H. E. CHASE.

